[sles-beta] Missing Software packages on SLES12 but available on SLES11

[Tony Ernst]

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Matthias G. Eckermann wrote:
> Hello Klaus and all,
> 
> On 2014-05-12 T 16:07 +0200 Klaus Gmeinwieser wrote:
> 
> > while looking for packages we used with our SLES11
> > Builds I encountered that some packages being part of
> > SLES11 DVD will not be part of SLES12.
> > 
> > Missing is at least for my first check:
> > 
> > - a2ps
> 
> removed on purpose; our recommendation is enscript.
> 
> > - xrdp
> 
> This seems to be missing, but should be there
> (FATE#317086).  Please open an SR, and we'll take
> it from there.
> 
> > - ulimit
> 
> This is not necessary anymore, as "ulimit" like
> limitations should be defined via systemd.
> 
> > - jpeg

I'm not sure if this is the same issue, but it may be related:
Bug 876595 - SLES12: nothing provides libjpeg

> The shared libraries are there. Do you mean the
> commandline tools?  If yes, please open an SR, and
> we'll discuss internally.
> 
> > - mozilla-xulrunner
> 
> If I remember, the Mozilla people stopped xulrunner
> to be packaged separately, but I might be wrong.
>  
> > Is this correct that these packages/functionality
> > disappear? Has the packaging of the RPMs changed?
> > 
> > Or is the package list of SLES12 not yet final?
> 
> Hope, my comments help.
> 
> so long -
> 	MgE
> 
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